Charlie Wear's Notes

Coming full circle…

The author reflects on a recent period of calm after months of chaos, appreciating newfound laughter and ease in work. They emphasize the importance of recognizing life’s seasons, the benefits of slowing down to reduce anxiety, and the challenges of influencing others. Actions from the past are now bearing fruit,… More⇢

We got OLDER…

For the past couple of days I have been working on setting up a “legacy” web site for Next-Wave, the online ezine I have been publishing for the past 14 years. The “wave” that I have been riding along with my online magazine has crashed on the shoreline, and now… More⇢

Hello world!

Welcome to my new blog site, Charlie Wear’s notes…I moved because my old site got hacked! More⇢

Cliff Hangers, Really?

I loved J.R. Ewing. Wheeler-dealer, villain, rascal, scoundrel. Larry Hagman was an interesting guy, too. He died Friday, and I’m going to miss him. One of the most highly watched episodes of Dallas, the prime-time soap opera that ran for 13 years from 1978-1991 was the episode that answered that… More⇢

An Attitude of Gratitude

Thanksgiving is a great time for us to count our blessings. It seems so easy to focus on the negative in our “same-old, same-old” everyday life. Whether it’s teenagers, or pre-teens giving us trouble, or the clerk at the DMV, there is always something to complain about. Sometimes our complaints… More⇢

My good friend, Tim

I’m learning how to grieve. It’s a process. It’s not linear: first, denial; second, anger; third, you get the idea. There’s a lot of jumping back and forth on the scale. If I tried to do it all at once, I think the sadness would overwhelm me. So, I take… More⇢

A prayer for today

God, give me grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time, Accepting hardship as a pathway… More⇢

Doing what comes naturally

Since my wife died earlier this year I have had a new roomie from time to time, my 9 yr. old son, Benjamin. Now let me say this: Benjamin is a great kid. Most of the time he has a great attitude. He’s smart and semi-obedient often! However, I was… More⇢

Happiness the Jesus way

Matthew 5 Jesus saw the crowds and went up a hill, where he sat down. His disciples gathered around him, and he began to teach them: “Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them! “Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort… More⇢

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